Although Xiao Xuan was a servant author in his previous life, his ideas on the use of firearms surpassed those of most similar historical writers, and also surpassed the vast majority of protagonists in the air--- and he did not let craftsmen casually produce plate armor and flintlock pistols. However, in addition to some modern knowledge, having a certain understanding in military affairs is not the patent of the traverser or the protagonist. Just like some of the natives who performed well in the colonial wars in modern times, they also knew that in some cases it is more efficient to load firearms with the majority of people and concentrate them in the hands of a few elite people. The ships that lead the way are also loaded by multiple people in turn, and one person fires. Whether it is a loader or a shooter of a shotgun, it can be said that it has reached a level of proficiency in the face of danger.

Not only that, but there are also many simple firearms such as three-eyed guns or fire door guns produced by the people. Firegate weapons are less convenient for use in the field, but in some cases they are much simpler than arquebuses, at least there is no need to be prepared to use a lot of arquebuses and pay attention to the safety of ammunition. With an average of five or six loaded firearms on board each of the ships of the front team, a dense and terrifying rain of bullets could be fired at close range. It may not be of great use to an opponent with a well-developed class of troops and ironclad protection like Kanwai Jiannu, but it is often a miracle when facing the onslaught of cavalry or light infantry on the fleet.

Especially in the southwestern mountainous areas, in many cases it is a close battle, in addition to javelins and spears, how to concentrate and effectively use firearms has become a necessary quality for any excellent team.

With only two or three hundred men firing thousands of projectiles in a very short period of time, and at least two hundred or so Demomen rushing over to carry out the demolition mission, the vanguard of the tentative attack was quickly repulsed.

Li Zicheng was not discouraged, and he also had a lot of actual combat experience, of course, he knew: this was just a firepower density in exchange for power. During the northwest operation, many of the main infantry artillery units of the Ming army used light and small shotguns that were inferior to firearms to deal with the attack at close range when dealing with the tactics of the peasants and soldiers. If it weren't for the fact that he understood a lot of tactics and military construction under the guidance of the new emperor, he might still be unskilled in warfare.

Of course, many of the cavalry under Li Zicheng's subordinate who were ready for battle also carried shields and held short spears, which were relatively rare "gun players", using the guns and players who used horses to maneuver and dismount at any time to fight as cover, and the elite infantry archers to suppress the firepower, the regrouped invading army soon formed an endless shield wall at a distance of about 100 paces from the front of the enemy fleet.

With the help of the cover of the shield wall, the elite archers took advantage of the cover of other ordinary archers who took turns to fill the numbers, and continuously shot more than seven or eight strong bows and arrows, which soon filled more than a dozen ships in the front line of the enemy ship with a rain of arrows. Armed with small guns also began to fire at enemy ships at a distance of sixty or seventy paces.

This set of tactical tactics can easily suppress the opponent even if the opponent is equipped with a lot of light artillery against the infantry artillery team of the Ming army in the past, not to mention that the current opponent does not have a row of car shield artillery arrays at all.

However, when the main force of the invading army stopped with an absolute superiority of forces and used the shield cover to shoot at the opponent, it felt that something was obviously wrong: the shotgun projectiles that were fired continuously from the opposite ship often had considerable power at a distance of about sixty or seventy paces, and could penetrate simple wooden shields, which was very different from the Ming firearms seen before. Moreover, the accuracy and calmness of the shotgun shooting in battle have never appeared in the previous confrontation with the Ming army. The powerful crossbows fired from the ship are often more powerful, and they can also threaten armored and shielded targets at a distance of about sixty or seventy paces.

The enemy ship seemed to have been shot into hedgehogs in the continuous rain of arrows, but at a distance of dozens of paces, except for the marksman of Gao Yingxiang's level, there were not many people who could threaten most of the enemy windows that were firing at medium and long distances. It was also at this time that the flotilla at a longer distance also fired one after another with light Furlong firepower.

Although it seems to have a T-shaped advantage in the formation, and there are not many firepower points that can fire at the same time, when the defense seems to have no effect on the opponent's powerful shotguns and cannons, Li Zicheng also realized that he must launch a decisive attack on the opponent to save the passive situation.

In this way, the assembled infantry began to keep approaching, preparing to approach close to annihilate the rear. Not only the front, but also the men and horses on both flanks seemed to be outflanked, and the army of nearly 20,000 men and even enough troops were willing to put the enemy on the canal in a heavy siege.

But at this time, the whole fleet began to retreat. Especially in the face of the relatively large front of the fleet, while using the recoil and the internal oars to retreat in an orderly manner, on the other hand, there was a continuous steady and powerful firing, which seemed to keep the fleet at a certain distance from the attacking opponent. As for the battle situation on both flanks, because of the lack of sufficient forces and the lack of firepower limitations of the fleet, the attacking infantry and cavalry coordination team struggled in the absence of real artillery.

In the face of unprecedentedly calm and powerful firepower, the attacking army suffered thousands of casualties in less than a meal, including many elites.

Li Zicheng, who had experienced a lot of battles and had a certain understanding, began to understand at this time that he was facing a completely different Ming army, and if this battle continued, the final result could only end in his own defeat.

"Retreat! Prepare to build an artillery array in the canal outside Dongchang City, ready to meet the opponent... Although he was unwilling, Li Zicheng finally ordered.

Through this confrontation, many other generals who broke into the army had nothing to say at all, because they seemed to be facing a team that was not far from the strong opponents like the Holy Guards back then.

In this way, when the army did not get off the ship, the elite of the 20,000 Ming army led by Zhu Xieyuan easily repelled the attack of the main cavalry of Li Zicheng's army, which also indicated that the imaginary Dongchang resistance battle may not be so easy. Because it can be seen that this is also a team that fights calmly and makes good use of firearms, and its actual combat effectiveness is not much inferior to that of the strong force around the Son of Heaven last year, maybe it will not be able to resist in defense alone without relying on reinforcements.

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